142+ Ways to Make Money Online

I love list posts, especially ones that can be bookmarked and revisited as a resource. I’ve always wanted to create something like that, which is what led me to this article. I’ve been working on this article for a couple months now, adding to it little by little. I’m proud to be able to finally share it with you today.

The contents of this article are not in any way revolutionary. Given enough time (this actually took much longer than I expected), you could easily compile a similar list. The concept of making money online is so broad, however, that I wanted a resource that captures most aspects of it. Take from it whatever you’d like, or simply bookmark it for future reference.

Here’s some food for thought: If you could find a way to make just $1 per day utilizing each of the following sources, you would earn over $52,000 per year!

Side note: I could have easily used affiliate links for the majority of the items listed below, however I have decided to only use affiliate links for services that I actually use, or ones that I’ve seen highly recommended. The vast majority of these links are not affiliate links. I want this article to be a valuable resource, not a source of income for me. If you use my affiliate links, I may earn a small commission, but I will greatly appreciate it!

Getting Paid for Performing Simple Tasks

Cash Crate – This site is pretty cool because you can get paid for doing a variety of simple tasks online. Just for signing up, they give you a free dollar. In addition to getting paid for simple tasks, there are also a lot of great ways to get coupons and cash back for purchases you might typically make. For example, you can sign up for a free trial of Stamps.com, and Cash Crate gives you $9.60. Although each individual task may be small, it adds up. This is a great place to “get your feet wet” with regard to making money online.

Getting Money Back for Regular Online Purchases You Make

It’s pretty common to shop online these days, so why shouldn’t you use this as an opportunity to make even more money online? Here are some places you can sign up to and you’ll be able to shop at many of your favorite stores AND get cash back (in addition to whatever your credit card gives you).

eBates – This one is my favorite. [Free $10 gift card after your first $25 purchase.] I love this site because there are over 2,000 stores to choose from including Walmart, Sears, Target, and many others. If you are doing any online shopping, you should be using a site like this. It’s free money that you wouldn’t otherwise get.

Mr. Rebates – Get $5 free just for signing up. This is very similar to eBates, so it makes sense to sign up for both and then when you go to shop at a store, just go to whichever one offers the better cash back deal.

Peer-to-Peer Lending

Peer-to-peer lending is an interesting concept, because it allows individuals to secure relatively large loans without getting a bank involved. On its face, it sounds like a risky proposition, but these P2P lending sites generally have good measures in place to mitigate your risk (not to mention, you’re compensated for this risk by earning very high interest rates). In addition, you can usually invest in someone else’s loan for a small amount (e.g. $25), which reduces the risk you take for any given loan.

Lending Club (U.S. Residents Only) – I’ve been talking about this site ever since I started this blog, so there’s no reason to stop now. Lending Club is an important part of my passive income strategy. I discuss it in all of my income reports, so you can read those for more detail. As I’ve said several times, I believe this is my only true source of passive income.

Prosper – One of the other top peer-to-peer lending sites, much like Lending Club.

Community Lend – Like Lending Club, for Canada residents. I have not done business with them, so do a bit of research first if you plan to invest here.

Revenue Sharing Article/Bookmarking Websites

I’m leading with this category because I believe article writing is one of the best ways to get started making money online if you’re new to the game. It costs nothing, and you can be up and running within a matter of minutes. There is a learning curve (especially with respect to SEO and researching keywords) and you’ll need to be patient, but in time, this can be a significant source of passive income. Not sure of what to write about? I’ve discussed that before.Note: These are not listed in any particular order.

InfoBarrel– This has been a continually increasing source of online passive income for me (ever since my original “challenge”). Last month, I earned $96 with InfoBarrel. If you want to see what others are earning, check out Mike Moyer’s January InfoBarrel earnings rankings. The top person on there earned $1,586 from InfoBarrel last month. InfoBarrel’s AdSense revenue share ranges from 75% to 90%, and also includes Chitika and Amazon ads.

Squidoo– Another revenue-sharing article site (great for building backlinks to your niche sites). They share revenue, but the way they do it is a bit complicated.

HubPages– One of the more popular revenue-sharing article websites. I still prefer InfoBarrel to HubPages due to its relative youth and growth potential, but HubPages is also a great option, even just for backlinking. The AdSense share here is 60%, and you can also monetize with Kontera, eBay and Amazon.

Xomba– High-ranking bookmarking site with 50% AdSense revenue share (links are no-follow). They recently changed their rules to disallow links to your own content (to improve the quality of the site), so use this at your own risk.

Social Media (Specifically, Twitter)

Social networking and social media is a great way to share your content, gain followers, and in general, increase your presence online. There are, however, ways to make money by sharing someone else’s content with your followers via Twitter. I generally don’t consider this to be a great way to make money online, but it can be lucrative for those who have a big following. (Side note: I tried to see if there was a way to sell Facebook “likes” or get paid to share content on Facebook, and couldn’t find anything.)

Freelancing / Pay-Per-Project

You’ll recognize many of the sites below. However, when I usually write about them, I’m referring to them as means of outsourcing. In this case, I’m listing them as ways to make money online by being a provider of services.

Elance – I love Elance for outsourcing, and on the flip side, it could be a great way to make money online as a freelancer.

oDesk – Same as Elance, although many say that oDesk is the better choice for hiring programmers.

Demand Media – A great site for freelance writers, however you must be approved first (and I’ve heard they’re somewhat selective). Once you’re accepted, however, you can earn up to $15+ per article, which can be quite lucrative if you’re a fast writer.

Associated Content – Earn up-front payments for articles and also get paid based on views (I’m told it’s a very small amount).

Break Studios – Freelance writing site similar to Demand Studios, though they pay less (up to $8/article), however the article length requirements can be shorter.

E-Mail Marketing

E-mail marketing is one of the oldest forms of making money online. As the old cliche goes, “the money is in the list.” Within the MMO niche, e-mail marketing has become somewhat annoying, but there are some people who still do it well. I like to think my newsletter subscribers get value out of my e-mail, as I very rarely promote anything. I think e-mail marketing is critical, not just because it’s a way to drive traffic to things that make you money, but because it’s another way to stay in touch with people who follow your website, blog, or brand. I only use Aweber, but I thought it would be helpful to include a list of alternatives. I’ve noted the ones that are free.

MailChimp – Send up to 12,000 e-mails per month to a list of up to 2,000 subscribers for free.

Pay-Per-Click (PPC) Advertising

There are some people who make a living with PPC ad campaigns, so it’s definitely a viable way to make money online, either as a publisher or advertiser. Be careful though – you can easily lose a lot of money if you aren’t continually testing and optimizing ads.

Google AdSense – Probably the most common way to monetize a website or blog. You can easily add AdSense ads to your site and earn money for each click. Click value depends on your niche and targeted keywords.

Google AdWords – This is the flip side to AdSense. You can use Google AdWords to drive traffic (which costs money of course) to a landing page or website where you will ideally make more money off that traffic than what it costs you per click.

Chitika – Another way to monetize your website with ads, similar to AdSense. Usually, Chitika ads don’t pay as well, but can still be effective.

Facebook Ads – Similar concept to AdWords. Create ads that drive traffic to a landing page, blog, or an affiliate offer (I’m not sure if you can still use affiliate links with Facebook ads). Facebook ads are nice because you can target very specific demographics and funnel that targeted traffic to a product or service you’re selling.

7Search – An inexpensive alternative to AdWords. There’s obviously less traffic, but it’s a fraction of what it costs you on AdWords.

Speedy Ads – Another PPC alternative. Looks like a pretty cool site, though I’ve never used them.

Pay-Per-View (PPV) Advertising

Another way to drive traffic to your affiliate promotions and landing pages. The benefit here is that they are usually less strict than PPC sites (i.e. you can usually directly link to an affiliate offer). It’s a different beast though, from what I’ve been told, so it’s best to do a little bit of research before you spend money on PPV traffic.

Cost-Per-Action (CPA) Offer Sites

These are great for monetizing your blog/website, or using in conjunction with PPC/PPV ads. In general, CPA offers allow you to be paid for someone completing an action. For example, there may be an offer that requires someone to input their e-mail address or zip code. Upon that submission, you’re paid an amount, usually ranging between $1-10. There are more lucrative offers that pay $20+, like filling out a short form for a free credit report. It may require some creativity to use CPA offers to monetize your website or PPC ad campaign, but there are people who make a living doing this online.

Note: Many of these sites are selective about who they accept. They want to make sure you’re going to send legitimate traffic to offers, and will often want to talk to you on the phone before they allow you to begin making money with them. There’s a thread on Warrior Forum that gives you some good tips.

Offer Vault– Compare offers from many CPA networks (free sign up, but beware, they like to send e-mail frequently).

Answering Questions / Giving Advice

I don’t see this talked about too much within the MMO niche, but there are several sites that allow you to make money by answering people’s questions online (usually related to very specific topics). For some of these sites, you need to sign up and be approved before you can begin answering questions for money.

Fun Advice – Earn points for answering questions, which get converted to dollars.

Ether – This is actually a pretty cool concept. Essentially, you’re selling your advice via telephone (almost like a phone version of Just Answer). They give you a free Ether phone number (which forwards to an actual phone), you set your hourly (or by-the-minute) rate, and you can schedule times that you’re available for calls. You can also sell digital content via Ether.

Web Answers – Answer questions and earn a share of AdSense revenue, which is based on the quality of your answer and other factors.

Selling Products You Own

When we think of “making money online,” we often immediately think about affiliate marketing or selling digital products. Sometimes, it’s easy to forget one of the oldest forms of making money online…selling products you own! Clear out your house, apartment, or bedroom. Instead of throwing things away or letting them pile up and make a mess, get some money for them.

Gazelle – This is a great place to sell back your gadgets that you don’t use anymore (like your old iPhone, laptop, etc.). I was able to sell back my iPhone to them for $150 and put that money toward a new iPhone 5. They even pay the shipping cost for you to ship the product to them.

Amazon – You can actually sell back or trade in items you own to Amazon and receive Amazon gift card credit.

Selling Products You Don’t Own

…Also known as affiliate marketing. This is perhaps the most common or hottest way to make money online at the moment. You recommend a product, using an affiliate link. Someone clicks through that link , purchases the product, and you get a commission. It’s a simple concept, but sometimes difficult to execute.

One common way to do it is to create a niche site – a site generally focused on one type of product or sub-market – and populate the site with relevant articles, with affiliate links embedded. One of my current challenges is to add $20,000 per year to my passive income portfolio by creating niche sites that focus on Amazon products. Here are some good sources for products to sell as an affiliate:

Selling Products You Designed, But Don’t Own!

In some cases, you may want to design your own products (we’re talking simple things, like t-shirts, magnets, mugs, etc.), but you don’t want to take on the cost of having inventory that you can’t sell. The below options are great for this situation – for the most part, it’s free to set up a virtual storefront, and you earn money when your products sell (and if nothing sells, it costs you nothing). These are generally great if you already have an established brand and want to sell your branded gear.

Cafe Press – Easily design products like t-shirts, mugs, etc. and sell them from a virtual storefront through Cafe Press.

Taking Surveys

This isn’t really my cup of tea, but there are several sites that will pay you to take surveys or give your opinions. Important note: Don’t ever pay to sign up to a site that offers to pay you for surveys. Here are ones that, based on my limited research, are legitimate.

Writing Reviews

There are some good sites out there that will pay you to write reviews on your blog for various products and services. I haven’t done much of this, but I’m hoping to eventually incorporate it into my niche sites. Some of them are picky about what blogs they accept/approve, so you may have to wait until your blog is older and more established.

Stock Trading / Investing Online

If you’re willing to do a bit of research and take on the risk, you can buy and sell stocks online. Some people make a good living trading stocks on a daily basis, while others have lost significant amounts of money doing it.

Selling Your Photos Online

Other Stuff

There were some things I couldn’t fit in any particular MMO category, so here they are:

SurfBounty – I’m generally not a big fan of this, but others have had success with it. This site allows you to get paid for reading e-mail, surfing the internet, and participating in surveys. Some of these types of sites are scammy, but I don’t believe this one is.

Career in online marketing – This one comes per the suggestion of Ian in the comments, and rather than rewrite what he said, I’ll simply quote him: “There are two types of careers. The first one, where you have to work out of an office, is not really making money purely online because it’s a job that requires an office presence (although an absolutely amazing one and one that may still make your list). However, another route is starting your own SEM agency. If you start your own agency, you can make a tremendous amount of money from the comfort of your own home if you work hard and are really good.”

My Favorite “Make Money Online” Blogs

These are some of the blogs that I subscribe to in my RSS reader. Not all of these blogs will consider themselves “make money online” blogs, which I completely understand and appreciate. What I’m saying, by listing them here, is that they’re great resources that will no doubt help you make money online in one way or another.

My Favorite “Make Money Online” Forums

I don’t frequent these forums too often (and there’s often a lot of garbage to sift through), but there are some gems of information here. It’s usually a good place to check on reviews of various SEO software, see what people think about different changes in the MMO world (like when Google changes their ranking algorithm), and other miscellaneous MMO/affiliate marketing topics.

Warrior Forum – My favorite. Be careful, you can get sucked into some of the threads here, and before you know it, you’ll find that you’ve just “wasted” 2 hours.

Digital Point – Not as good as Warrior Forum (in my opinion), but still worth visiting.

Black Hat World – I certainly don’t recommend or practice black hat SEO tactics, but occasionally there is some interesting information and discussion within this forum.

What Am I Missing?

Hopefully something in this article will help you earn more online. With that said, I’m sure there’s still a LOT out there that I’m missing. Share it in the comments! If I hear some interesting ones that I completely missed, I will probably come back and edit this article to include them.

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274 Responses to “142+ Ways to Make Money Online”

Wow, Eric. Great list! I genuinely had no idea that there were so many revenue-sharing sites, especially ones that offer do-follow links. I am going to have to seriously revamp my manual backlinking strategy to take more of them into account.

The revenue sharing aspect of do-follow sites like InfoBarrel really is awesome when you think about it. When I find a long-tail keyword that I like, but that I don’t think has quite enough traffic or high enough CPC to make it worth doing a whole niche website, I can still utilize it by writing up a quick 500-word article, and I can add a simple signature pointing toward my main blog.

When I have a keyword that I can develop into a niche site, though, I can do an article that points users through to the site. I’m getting great, targeted backlinks with strong anchor text and contextual meaning, and I’m even grabbing some revenue from the backlink site itself. It’s win-win. I can even create a ton of backlinks to the revenue-sharing site, which benefits me twice as much as backlinking directly to my niche site.

Thanks Cory! That’s a great point, about writing an article instead of doing a whole niche site when you find a long-tail keyword that doesn’t have enough traffic to sustain an entire website. When done correctly, these types of articles will complement your niche site earnings very nicely.

And yes, my favorite part about revenue-sharing sites is that my primary objective is building backlinks, so the extra AdSense revenue is icing on the cake.

Dude, Eric, to be called one of your favourite blogs, especially with so many other blogs I consider my own favourites, is ridiculously awesome for me.
Thanks for including me and what a massive list… I can see why it took you so long to post this baby!Moon Hussain recently posted… Fun Friday Round-Up- How Are Your Niche Sites Doing

Eric, thanks for this epic, epic list. I’ve been reading your posts on Infobarrel and have been thinking of giving it a shot. Do you know if the recent google algorithm change has had an effect on the site?

Also, why no mention of a site like Demand Media? My wife writes for them and most of the articles pay $15 a pop. Once you get used to writing for them, an article shouldn’t take more than 40 minutes to research and write. And if you possess some knowledge in really specific, technical areas the payout is larger. Again, with the google algo change, not sure what is in store for the site, but supposedly eHow has benefited and Demand owns eHow.

Hey Lonnie – I do think the recent algorithm change has had an impact on the site. Some people have noticed articles that were once top-ranking articles have moved to the 2nd or 3rd page on Google. Other articles were untouched. I know Google is specifically targeting “content farms,” so it’s now going to become extremely important to write high quality, unique content more than it ever was before.

Thanks for the Demand Media tip – I’ve updated the article to include it (it’s in the freelancer/pay-per-project section)!

Fantastic list Eric. You might want to add Speedy Ads from entireweb.com under the PPC section. I’m testing these on my blog now. Not ready to endorse them yet, but they are an Adsense type alternative.

Also, Constant Content is a great site for freelancing.

Also, maybe my MMO blog will get on your favorite blog list after you check it out.JadeDragon@innovativepassiveincome recently posted… Alexagecom and Spam

Epic is right. It’s the useful content like this that keeps me coming to this website. I don’t even know where to start, but I do know this is getting bookmarked and returned back to for reference often.
You absolutely rock, Eric!!Eric D. Greene (artist) recently posted… Oil Pastel Art – A Zippo Lighter

Thank Eric!
This is realy a great post. Beginner could easily get overwhelmed about making money online.Eerybody need some guidance. Just select one method and work until you see some results with it.
Thanks again!
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This has to be one of the best lists I recently saw. I have a bi-weekly round-up on my blog and wish I seen this post yesterday. But next time isn’t too late either, as long as I can forward this to my readers.

What I like about it is that you don’t actually have to have a blog or a website to make money with some of these options and I think many (especially newbies scared of building a blog) will like it.

There are a couple of article sites you missed – Associated Content (now belongs to Yahoo) allows you to write on any subject you like. You can make upfront payments plus receive performance payments depending on your traffic.

Another site is Break Studios – very similar to Demand Studios, but with “friendlier” topics. They pay less, $8 per article, but accept shorter articles (min. 250 words) and are much easier to write for. They also have an application process.Kelly recently posted… Work at Home PLR

I’m the owner of Seekyt.com. Thanks for including our website on the list. I just wanted to point out that we are not a Social Bookmarking website – we are an article writing website like some of the others on your list.

Eric,
What an epic blog post! This is going to end up as one of the best of 2011, in my opinion. Moreover, thank you so much for featuring my blog in your top “make money online” blogs. It’s a true honor and I’m humbled to be listed with so many other great blogs within what I consider one of the best posts of 2011. I’ll be featuring your post and linking back on my blog tonight…

I really like your list because it shows that there’s no one single way to make money online, but rather there exists a multitude of opportunities. In fact, if you’re smart about it, it makes sense to attack multiple opportunities because diversification drives financial stability. This is one of the things I’ve really enjoyed about your blog all along – you personally go after multiple online income streams such as niche sites, blogging, affiliate marketing, article marketing, and peer to peer lending. I am ALL about that same strategy both online and offline because stuff happens and diversification is the key to protecting and building wealth.

In terms of adding to your list, I also recommend careers in online marketing. Now, there are two types of careers. The first one, where you have to work out of an office, is not really making money purely online because it’s a job that requires an office presence (although an absolutely amazing one and one that may still make your list). However, another route is starting your own SEM agency. If you start your own agency, you can make a tremendous amount of money from the comfort of your own home if you work hard and are really good.

Another way to make money online, that’s closely related to PPC, is display advertising. You can buy display ads on many different networks in many different ways. You may have seen those display ads on high profile sites that show how an average mom found an easy way to whiten your teeth.

Last, while I’m not personally doing this because I’m a long term buy and hold investor, there’s also the day trading opportunity. Many folks out there make money day trading online.

New to your list… I’ve followed the gurus for years and you blow them out of the water with your content! Of course you want to sell your (you know what), but you’ve taken a non-nonsense approach to telling it how it is, very well received on my end man!

Webanswers is an adsense sharing op as well. Ask and answer questions just like on Yahoo Answers and similar sites – but make money doing it. They just started a referral program too that shares adsense impressions for driving traffic to the site. Minimal effort for the Adsense I’ve earned off Webanswers.

Ah wow, what a list! Thanks for taking the time to compile this beauty Eric, I’m sure everyone appreciates it as highly as I do.

Love the fact that it shows that there’s no ‘right’ way to make money. There’s many ways that you can reach the level of your dreams, whether it be by article writing, or freelance clienting, or any other way. Pick a way that suits you, and run with it to the hills Stuart recently posted… Let’s Talk About Happiness

Exactly, Stuart – there are literally hundreds of ways to make money online. You never know which sources are going to dry up, so diversification is really important. Fortunately, there are plenty of ways to diversify.

Thanks Howie. Also, I can’t believe you’re selling the rights to that course! It’s definitely a valuable product, although I don’t think I have the time to add it to one of my projects. Someone else would be much better equipped to take it to that next level (like Pat, as you mentioned – although I’m assuming he has too many projects on his plate at the moment).

Hopefully you do find someone that can take care of it properly and really get the full value out of it. I’d hate to see a good product like that go to waste, even though I’m sure it’s already helped a lot of people.

Pat and I had a long talk yesterday, Eric. He doesn’t want it, but definitely not because of anything associated with value…like you said, he has too many products on the go.

The current bid is $150, with a day left.

Might not be a bad product to keep in your arsenal. Now, onto when it’s a Top 100 Alexa site, it might be very lucrative to have this. I’m sure you can see the possibility.Howie recently posted… the Deal I Made with My Wife

Wonderful list! There is one that you might want to add. You can earn cash from answering questions through a service called ChaCha. They pay you per question answered!Craig Arthur recently posted… Google Ranking Youtube Videos

Neah, anyone can come up with 142 methods to make money online. Just kidding, i actually got stuck a minute on the title before clicking the link. I kept thinking of how many methods i know, but i don’t think i can get past 20.

Now all i need to do is try each one and hope i live long enough to finish all of them.Maria Pavel recently posted… CNA Training in Arkansas

All I have to say is WOW! This is a very impressive post! Just the title alone made me want to read it. Great job! I was going to say with the readers suggestions you added, you have more than 142 ways but I see that you covered youself by titling it “142+ ways” and leaving yourself open to updating and adding more. Smart!

Thanks for the mention. I just got back from a 10 day work trip and saw the link.

I’m about to send out the earnings requests for February. With the launch of Infobarrel’s new website, and the G algorithm change, it should be an interesting thing to see.Mike | Mike For Short recently posted… How To Sell The Crap Out Of Your Stuff

No problem, Mike. I’m a big fan of the InfoBarrel rankings that you compile. You’re definitely right about February being an interesting month. There are three factors that I’m sure will cause lower earnings overall:

1) Google’s algorithm change
2) The launch of IB 2.0 hurt the rankings of most articles for a few days in the beginning of the month (but they all had made it back to where they once were)
3) February only had 28 days…

Thank you for this. I am looking at creating a passive income by posting articles to revenue-sharing sites, you have listed a very nice list of oens I can be getting on with. Dean Saliba recently posted… February 2011 Blog Income Report

I just wanted to say thanks! I have been reading your blog for a while now and I have never posted a comment. Once again you have helped this newbie out with wonderful information about making money online. I should have really commented on your original post about “Hostgator” but I just wanted to let you know that when I signed up for my domain I made sure to use your affiliate link as a way to pay you back. Once again thanks and make sure you get your commission from my purchase.

I’ve been lurking in your blog for 3 hours now instead of working — though I still consider this productive. ha! Thank you for these ideas. I’ve read a lot of “how-to-earn-from-your-blog” blogs and this one is definitely up there. I wanted to try the amazon niche sites challenge — would definitely give it a thought and will use your link when I decide to actually do it. I’ll visit some of the links from this post now. ;p

I find Adsense to be the “easiest” one simply because there’s a lot of info on it around the net and you actually see it in action on 9 out of 10 websites you visit. However, the fastest method is doing some freelancing work.Antonia recently posted… Disguised Hypnosis Review

I agree, Antonia. AdSense is extremely easy to implement, although you need a decent amount of traffic before you’ll see respectable earnings. As for freelancing, that’s probably the best way to see your work pay off almost immediately.

Thanks for the list Eric. Many of these I have tested out and a few I still work on with regularity. There are many more places to join and get paid to write if one wants to become a full time freelance writer. A few places are Bright Hub($15 for an article), Textbroker(varies from .01 a word to .04), and The Content Authority(roughly same as textbroker). These are probably the easiest to get started with.

Also I would like to add a new one for your paid to post blogging section. Blogvertise has been my favorite place to get offers. If someone wants one done for $5 and you would like $10, you can request that and in most cases, they will accept the offer providing you include 2 links in your post back to them and write at least 300 words. Some require PR1 and higher blogs but to join you don’t have to have any(I have one blog with a PR1 and one with a 0 listed and both get work every month)

Very comprehensive list! There are certainly many ways to make money online, but it takes time and hard work before things start running smoother and you start earning. Remember, successful people are almost always optimistic, positive and they never give up.

Great info that you’ve provided. People can also make money online by obtaining an online customer service job, offering remote services on Fiverr, and also selling items on Yardsellr.Carla Easley recently posted… Remote Work at Home Updates October 19, 2012

Now that is a blog post well
written. I Did Not know about the ebay program sending leads there and getting a commission. You may want to add Rapbank, and Jvzoo to your list I am sure your familiar with them they are instant commission affiliate programs for any of your readers out there WHO may be reading this.

Thanks eric now no one have an excuse to start making some real money online! But I would like to at with all these different ways make sure you come up with a plan and follow that plan to began to make some real money! Do it everyday until you start making the income that you desire.

Wow, this is nearly an exhaustive list. Great post, while it is possible to make money with all of these methods, some are better than others (depending on the personality)Covert Cash recently posted… Covert Cash Conspiracy Review

I recently saw a really cool way to make money. It’s called “Painting A Day Blog”. If you are creative and motivated, you can paint a small painting a day and post it in your online blog. The prices can be low and it seems like the business is going really well and a lot of the paintings gets sold.

Thanks for the wonderful tips Eric. I have just started with blogging and these methods would help me grow my income ! Thanks a ton!Pushkar Kohli recently posted… Make Money Developing WordPress Plug-ins

Under writing reviews, don’t forget about doing video reviews with Expo TV! You get points for the video reviews you do. For about ever 11 video reviews I do I get enough points for $30 in Amazon (or VISA) gift cards! I love doing video reviews of the things I already own and then getting paid for them. My reviews are usually just 2-3 minutes saying a few things I like about the product, what I use it for, and anything I don’t like about the product. It really is an awesome site. I wouldn’t save up your points to buy items. It’s much better to get the Amazon or Visa gift cards.Jatomlinson recently posted… The Wacom Pen and Touch – Setting Up Your Tablet To Draw In Photoshop

I have been thinking about going into Affiliate Marketing for a while now. I know it seems easy, but really is not. That is why I have yet to do it. I know it takes quite a bit of traffic. I have some other things brewing anyways. If they do not work out, then that may be my next step. I have a really good feeling about what I am doing right now anyways. I am making a pretty decent amount of money already. I just hope it stays that way. :]Gary @ Solavei recently posted… Solavei eBook

WOW, this is a comprehensive list! People often ask me what the best way to make money online is, and I tell them it depends on their preference. Now I will just send them a link to this page and they can decide for themselves!

Hey eric,
This may well be one of the most impressive make money online articles/ lists Iv’e ever seen. So detailed, innovative, and so many opportunities for passive income. Two things that I thought that you missed, though. 1. What about making money by referring people to GPT/CPA sites like cashcrate? This is what I have build my business on. 2. Have you heard of flippa? There are people on there who make a living creating sites optimized to sell on there. For example, they get a wordpress themed site, pay people to write quality articles, and then build up traffic to the site. After the site has a good amount of revenue going to it, they will sell it for about 10x what they invested into it. What do you think of this idea? Also, if you have a chance, it would be great if you and anyone else interested could check out my website try it out, and offer honest feedback. Thanks and happy holidays.
Malcolm

What a comprehensive list! Thank you Eric for this brilliant effort! I have immediately recommended a few tips here to my list of subscribers, including the CrateCash site. I would highly recommend making money using social media.yzj14 recently posted… YesUp Introduces WebTipForum – a New Online Marketing Forum

Great List I love to see people actually sharing information freely and trying to help others make money online. Learning how to get started and all the options for working online is one of the hardest parts. These lists helped me and the past and can do a lot to help others.Dan recently posted… Search Engine Optimization Software

Great post and thank you for sharing the wonderful tips on how to make money online. In addition, Here Are The Straight Facts On How I Make Money Online!I am talking about a steady, dependable income that can really make a difference at the end of the month.

If you work from home virtual assistant may be a perfect opportunity to make a consistent income. Virtual assistants can earn $20 an hour in return for booking travel tickets, interacting with clients and dealing with the daily needs of small businesses.

Brilliant! You mentioned so many ways to make money that I cant even think of any to add right now lol. I think revenue share sites are good if you’re new to it all. You don’t need to build a web page or do seo (except in post) and they have great traffic and communities on these sites.VirtuaCash recently posted… 10 Fiverr.com Alternatives: Sites Like Fiverr

This may well be the best blog post I’ve ever seen. I mean…it’s loaded to the brim. Just keep this great effort up.
I’ll suggest that you add istockphoto.com and fotolia.com the list websites where you can upload photos and get paid for it. Those two are the biggest after shutterstock.com.
I also think there some opportunities in online transcribingas well with sites like etranscriptionsolutions.org and tigerfish.com/employment.html but the later accept US citizens only.

Eric, this list is HUGE, thank you very much! There are clearly so many ways to make money online. It’s all about choosing the method that works for you. To make some decent money — even just a dollar — one has to look at the internet in unusual ways. One cannot think of the Web as a place for entertainment, a source to use when you’re bored or some temporary time killer.

Instead, you have to look at the Web from the eyes of an entrepreneur. Once you put yourself in a business mentality, you will suddenly be exposed to so many income opportunities that were right before your eyes all along.

Personally, I make most of my money through Amazon by writing Kindle ebooks, and so far I have been successful with it. Granted, the Kindle as a “device” does not exactly fit into making money “directly” on the Web. But again, I NEED the Web to publish my ebooks– and therefore, I make money through the internet, or with its help, at the very least.

Wow, that’s a pretty long and helpful list! Your links look pretty interesting (especially on the freelancing part), and I’ll surely check them out. I’m not really sure if cashbacks would actually earn you money though. Isn’t it just like discounts or something?

Dear Eric !
First, thank for your great post.
You can add more way to make money online: invest domains, parking domains to earn, or become an affliate of some Domain or Hosting Company like Godaddy, Name.com….Ivan Rock recently posted… Tên miền đẹp free ngày 19-2

Extremely well written, sincere and the clarity was bang on. Tons of options…..If you think about it..there must be ways (automated) to multi sign up to…for example to the survey panels (rather than 1 by 1).
But I am currently a reseller for a web hosting co, and keeping in mind i’m a bit web rusty (i’m an older (back in the day…crazy to even say that at 33, and with 3 kids to help com bust my time schedule haha. But honestly, I’m not a writer by nature and have a bunch of websites, no blogs (considering). But have a nice brand and a bunch of .ca, .org, .net blah blah to secure the brand. I need to crack this SEO thing i guess.
But as I wait for my little venture to take off, I still can’t put my thumb on a money venture ( I do binary trading…but i have a 19month old baby, so I immediately froze that endeavor for a bit, hehe.

I have a few hours a night, I’m always online…Have a few spare domains….and I would love a little more narrowed down suggestion, from someone with your caliber man (very impressive).
And from the Group what would you suggest, I am no writer…but I’m could likely wing-it and get sharper…I need guidance haha.

These are all interesting, but affiliate marketing is definitely the best way for a beginner to leverage his talents. Without leverage, working online is just another job. With leverage, someone can become rich – with little or no financial risk.

I Think This Is A Great Website I Actually Book Marked It. On My Blog I Also Have Ways Of Making Money. Such As Putting a Toolbar That Pay You for Just Showing There Advertisement on your computer, I go Into more Detail And Provide Links on how To do It Plus Other ways that cost nothing to make money. Once Again Great Post.Andre Paulnino recently posted… Give Me Money!

I actually came across this list late last year,,,,tbh it taught me ALOT. I have tried out IB, microwokers, ebay, fiverr and they are working for me at the moment. May i add that you are missing iwriter.com which is quite popular this days.

I like your information… its been very very helpful in my quest to making money online… Right now facebook seems to be a real easy traffic getter for me… A picture is worth a thousand visits really… Now I’m stepping my game up to autresponders and such to add more income to my arsenal…

Thanks for the information cause I will definitely use it in my journey to make some good cash online… Right now facebook is a easy traffic getter for me… I guess a picture is worth a thousand visits if you find a high demand niche… But now I’m stepping it up with autoresponders to add to my arsenal for another stream of income… The plan is to get as many streams as possible by using the power of leverage… If anyone would like to know another legitimate work from home opportunity to add to your extra online income arsenal… click my name and it will take you to the site

There are certainly many ways to make money online, but it takes time and hard work before things start running smoother and you start earning. successful people are almost always positive and they never give up.Paban recently posted… Perception coaching institute

Great list, I agree that sites like Fiverr are goldmine. You do not have any special skills and you can earn thousands of dollars. Just focus on services such as SEO and marketing.peter recently posted… How to Start a Membership Site

Even though this post was created more than 2 years ago. Most of the contents are still very applicable.

Thank you for all your efforts to put everything together.

I did not realize this is one of your most popular post on the first page of Google ranked for a highly competitive key words until I read your later blog posts. Great job! Very well done, Sir.Sibo recently posted… Smart Phone or Smart You?

If you need some quick money either sell something or offer a service. There are many different websites where you can advertise your services for free. I think the best way is to invest in your own website and then advertise your services on your website. It makes you look more professional.

Another great way to make money online is to take paid surveys.There are a lot of companies that pay you to share your opinion.You simply answer questions about their products and services, and they pay you.A lot of people think that all paid surveys are scams.Actually that is not right.If you want to find quality and legitimate survey sites and start making money today, follow my tips.1)Join ONLY legitimate and free survey sites.You can find them on Google, but DON’T type broad keywords like “surveys”, or “paid surveys”.Instead, try something more specific, like “paid surveys with free registration” or “how to find legitimate surveys for money”.That way you will find better results.2)NEVER share your credit card information or your SSN.3)Try to find more information about the survey companies you plan to join by typing “YourSurveyCompanyName” + scams, forums, review.That way you will find more information about every site, you are interested in.4)Join several free survey companies.That way you will make more money.Hope that helps.

Thanks for this list! You mentioned all the famous ways of making money online. basically this has become trademark to earn money online in lifestyle. I agree that sites like Fiverr are goldmine. I will need to read through your list again to see if I have missed anything that may come in handy. Also bookmarked. Thanks!Vivek Jain recently posted… Google Adsense Program for Youtube Videos

This really is the ultimate list of ways to make money online. I have to say that I have been the most successful with affiliate programs. They seem to be the best way to make a chunk of cash. If you can find a good reliable one like I have, then you can make some good money online. It does take some time and effort though. Nothing in life is easy though. Just keep at it.

Hi Eric,
That was a great article. I am a newbie but am very interested in this online money making thing. I found many great websites to utilize.
As I said, I am a newbie so I will ask rudimentary questions.
How do I get started? What do I sell? Can you help me?
Thanks,
Hwan

There’s a lot to learn, so I’d recommend reading a little bit of everything to start out. The basic start that I usually recommend is article writing – you won’t get rich from it, but it will teach you some of the same basic skills (such as content creation and SEO) that you need to build a website. Try starting with InfoBarrel.com.

Eric, I really like your stuff you post. I’m new to the blog but am excited to start following it.
I’m just getting into Internet Marketing and have found ways to make money online. I have found success about affiliate programs. I would curious if I could write a guess post for you?

The big buzz at the moment is creating your own physical products and selling them on Amazon – you can get companies in China to brand items they already produce with your own packaging and branding. I’m trying this myself.Mark recently posted… How Much Money Can I Make?

Great post, especially for a newbie like myself. I’m running around like a chicken with the head cut off, trying to figure out how to start, what to do, and who to trust. Every time I find a program that I think would help me get started. I end up getting scammed or pushed into up sells of programs that really don’t teach anything. I’m interested in doing affiliate marketing and it has not been easy. I know all this takes time and hard work which I’m willing to do. But I feel I’m being steered in so many directions.

JAM, you’re right that it is tough to figure out what programs or information to trust. The sad truth is, most of it is garbage. There are so many great blogs and free information out there, however, that you should be able to get started on the right foot without spending a single dollar.

The best advice I can give is take it one step at a time, and see each individual task through to completion. It’s easy to get distracted by the next “shiny object” (happens to me all the time), so it’s important to stay focused on whatever it is you’re working on.

Great article for earning money online. You select the best option that is very easy and common for all of us. The beginners will start work for earning money again by reading this article who were getting back. There are also many more job sites online from which site anyone can make money easily.
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Outstanding list post Eric, I too love list posts. Actually had to open up my Evernote and copy this stuff down. I’d like to share a couple of really outstanding resources for online business professionals: fizzleshow.com (These 3 guys are brilliant, they provide an online community and outstanding learning for new business owners) and Empire Flippers – (Both those guys are funny, smart and helpful, which is always important in a great resource!). Thanks and looking forward to more valuable stuff!

Wow amazing list. Dear Admin really you help me very much unconsciously. Actually , my search really ends just after reading your excellent article here. Email marketing site, ppc, cpa etc all are important. I have no word left to say you thanks.

geez… had really no idea that there are 142+ ways to make money online, but it all seem legit.

Thanks for the research and create a list that can help many of us to develop “SUPER” Multiple-Streams of Internet Income

The only problem that many of your readers will have is to select the few that will make them most of the income very fast.

I mean I also did Squidoo or Infobarrel, but ending up only with $8-30 per months, which was OK, since I invested that many on hosting and started creating some niche sites.

It is very hard work and it really need people to dedicate their life to a success online, otherwise they will give up.

I felt like that before.

You see, all over the forums online, there are thousands of ways that you can make money online, but at least 99% of them will not create a sustainable passive income.

So I hope that some of your readers will get this into perspective:

1 – start creating a passive income fast by focusing only on one thing that will make the most profits.

2 – only after you started to see the profits you have always wanted, diversify with the awesome selection of other ways to earn money online by using the exhausting list that Eric took the time to put together.

Wow, this is truly a great post because I have came back to this post over 100 times. This is a great pillar article and I can see why it drives so much traffic.Dionne recently posted… 3 Ways to Making Money From Your Blog/Website

Hands down without a doubt this has been the most concise, precise, and informative blog post about how to make money online. I am blown away! As a fellow internet marketer, I take off my hat to you sir.Dr. Hiram S recently posted… How To Get Your Dog Out Of Bed!

Nice long list of ways to make money online.
I had no ideal that there were so much adsense revenue sharing sites. I only knew of hubpages and squidoo before reading this blog post. I’m going down the list to give some of them a tryThe Content Directory recently posted… Structured Annuity Settlement

I doubt that I can find out any way to implement each of these ideas and earn $1 every day. But considering 50 ideas and implementing these with $1 a day will surely give me great earning. And surely I’m going to give it a try.Box Office recently posted… Anegan Movie Wiki, Storyline, Casting & Release Date

Awesome!!! It shows that there are several ways to earn money on internet. It does not require any special training or skills only your will to do things religiously. People may get distracted while going thru all 101 ways but they have to realize that which particular area they feel comfortable. Once you do that then just focus it and start doing the things… Believe me you will get success very soon.Souvik Ghosh recently posted… How to Speedup Pendrive Data transfer – Tricks to Increase Transfer Speed

Wow, what an awesome list. It’s one of the biggest I’ve seen online. Great work.

And I love your idea of the 4-hour work week but even if we reach this mystical goal, it’s only going to result in idle thinking time which ultimately results in following another idea down a rabbit hole.

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